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The Nameless War Trilogy #3
The Last Charge
We cannot run
We cannot hide
We will not beg
For two bloody years Battle Fleet has fought to hold back the Nameless... and failed. Assault upon Earth is now inevitable. The men and women of Battle Fleet must ready weapons that have fallen short so many times before and prepare for a last defence of their homes.
Only one thing is now certain, from this battle there will be no retreat, for this time, there is nowhere left to retreat to.
We cannot hide
We will not beg
For two bloody years Battle Fleet has fought to hold back the Nameless... and failed. Assault upon Earth is now inevitable. The men and women of Battle Fleet must ready weapons that have fallen short so many times before and prepare for a last defence of their homes.
Only one thing is now certain, from this battle there will be no retreat, for this time, there is nowhere left to retreat to.
468 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2014
About the author
Edmond Barrett
11 books22 followersEdmond Barrett is a native of the North-West of England and a resident of Dublin, Ireland. An amateur student of history, a fan of Terry Pratchett and low tech science fiction. He writes military science fiction and urban fantasy. Currently he is working on the final book of the Nameless War Trilogy - The Last Charge which is due for release in October 2014.
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September 18, 2020
Very good finish to the trilogy. As with the earlier books there were some editing misses but overall, fewer than seen previously. The pacing did lag a bit around the middle and the ending seemed to stretch over long. For an early work from any author, this is a strong showing.
Lots of battles. Some wins, some losses. Even though I had a pretty good idea how things would turn out, I was never sure exactly how things would work out. It was the personal drama that gave the story heart. Good characters that you care about when they triumph and even more when they pass away. I see a huge amount of potential in Barrett if he continues writing.
Lots of battles. Some wins, some losses. Even though I had a pretty good idea how things would turn out, I was never sure exactly how things would work out. It was the personal drama that gave the story heart. Good characters that you care about when they triumph and even more when they pass away. I see a huge amount of potential in Barrett if he continues writing.
August 7, 2017
Exhilarating finish to the trilogy, and the universe is nicely established for lots of spinoffs!
March 15, 2015
The last book in The Nameless Trilogy is as good as the previous books. Well, at least that is my opinion. Also, in my opinion, the book blurb is slightly misleading. It makes the potential reader believe that the main story element in this book would be the assault on Earth. Well, it is A main story element that has to be said. It is not THE main story element though. It is “only” the first part of the book.
As usual the book is filled with action. This is military science fiction and it is mostly very well done. We continue to follow our friends both in space and on the ground. Even though the focus are on the defense of Earth and the events following it the surviving people on Landfall are not forgotten. Personally I liked the fleet action the best but that is not really much of a surprise for those who know me.
One thing that did irk me a bit though was the fact that the humans managed to come up with all kinds of quite effective anti-missile defenses but they never managed to extend the range of their own fighting capability. The fighting was almost always some variant of getting in range before being blown up. After all, in any realistic war extending over several years you would eventually get hold of some scrap of enemy equipment that you could analyze and even without it once the need becomes apparent scientists usually find a way, at least in wartime. A very minor “irk” though.
On the whole I really liked the book. It is fairly realistic in both the science and the military department. Well written, well balanced and with plenty of likable characters. My cup of tea.
The book is the last book in the trilogy and as such it concludes the current story arc. It is a decent enough conclusion although I have to say that I was kind of expecting some last twist to the story. Instead things kind of fizzled out at the end without much fanfare. Having said that it is a very realistic ending so in some sense I am happy that the author did not throw in some bizarre plot twist. Naturally the humans suffered some regrettable losses and the epilogue wrote off one or two more people from any future active duty I would say.
Speaking of the future, the book may have ended the trilogy but it definitely did not end the overall story. The Nameless are still there, far from finished. This book really begs for a second trilogy. Personally I will be rather disappointed if we do not get a continuation of this universe.
As usual the book is filled with action. This is military science fiction and it is mostly very well done. We continue to follow our friends both in space and on the ground. Even though the focus are on the defense of Earth and the events following it the surviving people on Landfall are not forgotten. Personally I liked the fleet action the best but that is not really much of a surprise for those who know me.
One thing that did irk me a bit though was the fact that the humans managed to come up with all kinds of quite effective anti-missile defenses but they never managed to extend the range of their own fighting capability. The fighting was almost always some variant of getting in range before being blown up. After all, in any realistic war extending over several years you would eventually get hold of some scrap of enemy equipment that you could analyze and even without it once the need becomes apparent scientists usually find a way, at least in wartime. A very minor “irk” though.
On the whole I really liked the book. It is fairly realistic in both the science and the military department. Well written, well balanced and with plenty of likable characters. My cup of tea.
The book is the last book in the trilogy and as such it concludes the current story arc. It is a decent enough conclusion although I have to say that I was kind of expecting some last twist to the story. Instead things kind of fizzled out at the end without much fanfare. Having said that it is a very realistic ending so in some sense I am happy that the author did not throw in some bizarre plot twist. Naturally the humans suffered some regrettable losses and the epilogue wrote off one or two more people from any future active duty I would say.
Speaking of the future, the book may have ended the trilogy but it definitely did not end the overall story. The Nameless are still there, far from finished. This book really begs for a second trilogy. Personally I will be rather disappointed if we do not get a continuation of this universe.
April 5, 2015
Gripping and believable battle fiction
I have read all four of Edmunds books and enjoyed every one. in the Nameless war trilogy he has a believable world and realistic limitations on faster than light travel which allow for logical battle tactics. His naval command structure is sound and peppered with the faults and advantages of a structure developed over centuries of battle and discovery. I would recommend these books to anyone who likes science fiction or a well written war story. They have the ring of truth. When you have finished these try The Job Offer by the same author.Its different but equally entertaining and page turning. More please as soon as you can!
I have read all four of Edmunds books and enjoyed every one. in the Nameless war trilogy he has a believable world and realistic limitations on faster than light travel which allow for logical battle tactics. His naval command structure is sound and peppered with the faults and advantages of a structure developed over centuries of battle and discovery. I would recommend these books to anyone who likes science fiction or a well written war story. They have the ring of truth. When you have finished these try The Job Offer by the same author.Its different but equally entertaining and page turning. More please as soon as you can!
July 27, 2015
Decent story still too many editing errors
Even allowing for European spelling there are still so many errors that it detracts from the story. You'll be reading along getting into a section and have to stop and figure out what he meant to say.
He's left the door open for more but if there are more please get a proofreader.
Even allowing for European spelling there are still so many errors that it detracts from the story. You'll be reading along getting into a section and have to stop and figure out what he meant to say.
He's left the door open for more but if there are more please get a proofreader.
December 10, 2014
I'm already waiting for my next fix from this universe, really stellar stuff(pardon the pun)
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